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[Episcopal News Service] The Missionary Diocese of Navajoland said in a Dec. 15 statement that it is moving the election date of its first bishop from Jan. 3, 2026, to sometime in June. On Nov. 10, the diocese announced a three-candidate slate: The Rev. Alyssa Stebbing, rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Austin, Diocese of…

[Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, The Episcopal Church’s previous presiding bishop, has agreed to serve the Diocese of Wyoming as an assisting bishop as it navigates a leadership transition after its former bishop was stripped of his holy orders in a disciplinary matter. Paul-Gordon Chandler, who had served as bishop of…

Students and board members of United Protestant Campus Ministries at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, gather after Sunday dinner church on Dec. 7. The campus ministry has placed 12 international students with host families, including three who are Episcopalians, during the school’s winter break. Photo: Courtesy of Amanda Powell [Episcopal News Service] Twelve…

[Episcopal News Service] The Sandwich Brigade of St. Philip’s Church in Durham, North Carolina, was recognized with two awards from the Triangle Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership Center – the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Durham County and the Key Volunteer of the Year award in the Group/Team category. The awards honored the group’s unflagging commitment to…

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Social Justice & International Policy legislative committees June 22 heard testimony on five resolutions, with most of the debate centered on the word “genocide.” The meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center was the first time the bishops’ and deputies’ committees met in person since committee hearings began…

The homeless shelter at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, has a 20-bed capacity and opened in February: Photo: Andrew Foster/Northwest Catholic [Episcopal News Service] St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, recently opened its doors to a shelter for homeless women. It is one of the latest of a growing number of Episcopal…